By: Nick SantangeloTemple University's Global Studies Program is turning five! The program began in fall 2015 with just 11 majors, but it experienced exponential growth, and there are now more than 230 Global Studies majors. In the coming years, these students will follow in the footsteps of previous Global Studies graduates who have gone on to rewarding and successful careers with organizations like:U.S. Department of Commerce Teach for America The Peace Corps City of Philadelphia Women's Campaign International Philadelphia Museum of ArtOf course, not all Global Studies grads...
By: Nick Santangelo
You've heard it all a million times by now: these times are unprecedented, unusual, challenging, difficult, etc. You know COVID-19 has made 2020 a year unlike any other any of us can recall. But this week, the College of Liberal Arts (CLA), along with the rest of Temple University, is reopening for our fall semester.
We'll be wearing masks, practicing social distancing, washing/sanitizing our hands regularly, learning online and getting tested for COVID-19. We know these are best practices thanks to health experts at organizations like the Centers for...
Are you a new Master of Public Policy (MPP) student? If so, you're probably feeling a mix of excitement and nervousness about starting the program in just a few short weeks. To help ease you into the program and ensure you get the most out of it, four current MPP students have a few quick tips to share. Check them out!
Scheduling Makes You Human, Not a Robot
Student name: Kareem Groomes
Hometown: Philadelphia
Policy interests: sustainable housing and ecological design
Between family, work and trying to maintain mental health...
Artemy Kalinovsky, the College of Liberal Arts Professor of Integrative Knowledge, recently published an article titled Russian Moves in Afghanistan Are About Regional Stability, Not Revenge on US in Russia Matters.
Congratulations to George Aulisio, a graduate student in the Philosophy Department, for his recent publication "The Deontological Foundation of Neo-Confucian Virtue Ethics" in International Philosophy Quarterly. Keep up the good work!
This has been a year unlike any other, but today Temple University's College of Liberal Arts (CLA) is celebrating an accomplishment unlike any other. In 2020, our students smashed CLA's record for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program: we had 15 winners. That's nearly double our previous record set in 2018. Incredible!
Maggie Andersen, Journalism and Italian Major
Lucy Caffrey-Maffei, Spanish and Sociology Major
Ivy Nuo Chen, Mechanical Engineering and German Major
Stephanie Cuomo, Secondary Education Social Studies and History Major
Janessa Huges,...
By: Nick Santangelo
Delighted, excited, ecstatic and "just really happy."
These are the emotions Political Science Associate Professor Roselyn Hsueh experienced when she was informed she had won the Fulbright Global Scholar Award. A watershed moment for Dr. Hsueh, the multi-country, trans-regional award for international exchange and research will send her to India, Mexico and Russia over two years. The College of Liberal Arts professor will conduct final research comparing and contrasting industries like telecommunications and textiles in the three...
By: Nick Santangelo
Casey Genett, CLA '20, was feeling stressed. The Spanish major wanted an internship for her senior year, but she couldn't decide what sort of organization she wanted to intern for and what she wanted to accomplish during her internship. But it wasn't because she didn't know what she wanted to do. It was because she knew she wanted to do several seemingly disparate things: work in a nonprofit, work with kids and get media experience.
Many people in her circle said she'd never find an internship like that, so she should stop stressing and find an...
By: Nick Santangelo
Hiram Aldarondo, former associate dean for academic initiatives, has been named the College of Liberal Arts' (CLA) senior associate dean for academic affairs. Dr. Aldarondo plans to focus on further diversifying the student body and increasing community engagement across the college.
Prior to joining the administration, Dr. Aldarondo served as director of the Latin American Studies Program, chair of the Spanish and Portuguese Department, and travel director of the College of Liberal Arts' very successful Latin American Studies Semester program (LASS)....
Congratulations to Philosophy graduate student Meryl Lumba for winning a 2020-21 CHAT Advanced Graduate Fellowship Award! Meryl will be working on her dissertation entitled "Hegel, Comedy, and Coping: Moving Beyond the End of Art." Well done!
Congratulations to Jake Jackson for successfully defending his dissertation, "Epistemically Adrift: Mood Disorders and Navigating Responsibility"! Jake is making a name for himself in the field and has already started publishing his work: "Patronizing Depression: Epistemic Injustice, Stigmatizing Attitudes, and the Need for Empathy" in the Journal of Social Philosophy and "Phenomenological Psychopathology and America's Social Life-World" in the Oxford Handbook of Phenomenological Psychopathology. Bravo!
By: Nick Santangelo
There's nothing quite like being the first, as Political Science and Global Studies double major Diana Gavrykh learned when she was awarded Phi Beta Kappa's Key into Public Service (KIPS) scholarship this spring. Selected from over 600 applicants from 14 states and three countries, Gavrykh and her 19 fellow scholars were the first to win the newest scholarship from Phi Beta Kappa, a leading national advocate for the value of arts and sciences education.
Numbers Game
Thinking back to a statistics class she took, Gavrykh, realizes how "...
There's nothing like getting lost in a good book to escape for a while, learn something new and relax away your summer days. And that's especially true during this sometimes isolating summer of COVID-19. So, we asked College of Liberal Arts faculty members to recommend some books authored by their colleagues for students to dive into this summer. Give them a glance and enjoy one or two over your break!
Articulating a Thought
By: Eli Alshanetsky
Department: Philosophy
Eli Alshanetsky's "Articulating a Thought" explores how we use language to make sense of our...
by Africology and African American Studies Department
July 15
Following our Race, Racism, and Anti-Racism: Redefining the Social Contract virtual seminar that was held on June 30, Stockton University wrote a news article highlighting one of our speakers, Patricia Reid-Martin. The article speaks about her participation and experience participating in the seminar. Read the full article, Spotlight On: Patricia Reid-Merritt and you can also access her potion of the seminar from the article!
By: Nick Santangelo
Professor Leonard Swidler is something of an institution here in the College of Liberal Arts' Religion Department and is well-known abroad for furthering interfaith dialogue. And now, Dr. Swidler has made a decision that will ensure the professor, who's been with Temple University since 1966, will remain an institution here long after his teaching tenure is complete.
In June, he made a generous commitment to the college in his will, allowing for the creation of the Arlene and Leonard Swidler Chair for Interreligious Dialogue and Modern Catholic Thought...
Criminal Justice Professor Jerry Ratcliffe weighs in on the "Weird Year" of crime statistics. Read the full NY Times article featuring Dr. Ratcliffe titled It's Been 'Such a Weird Year.' That's Also Reflected in Crime Statistics.
By: Nick Santangelo
Geographic information systems (GIS) is a growing field, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicting a 35% growth in annual GIS job openings over the next decade and salaries averaging $70,000. There's also a shortage of trained GIS professionals to go along with the growing demand for them. Because of those factors, an increasing number of bachelor's degree graduates are viewing a Professional Science Master (PSM) in Geographic Information Systems as their best path to advancing their careers.
One of the final steps in earning a PSM in...
Liz Gunderson is a 2020 recipient of the Boyd McCandless Award from the Society for Research in Child Development. This prestigious award recognizes a young scientist who has made a distinguished theoretical contribution to developmental psychology, has conducted programmatic research of distinction, or has made a distinguished contribution to the dissemination of developmental science. Liz has also received a Learning Sciences Exchange (LSX) Fellowship, which is sponsored by the Jacobs Foundation, New America, and the International Congress on Infant studies. See more...
Nora Newcombe has been awarded the Ernest R. Hilgard Lifetime Achievement Award by the Society for General Psychology. This award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to general psychology by incorporating and integrating multiple perspectives from psychology's sub-disciplines into their research, theory and/or practice.
Nora has also been chosen to receive the Psychonomic Society's 2020 Distinguished Leadership Award. The award is given in recognition of Nora's significant contributions to the field of cognitive psychology, her demonstrated...
